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It has been a week after I delivered my baby boy and I am worry that he does not get enough milk as his weight drops by 4.9% until yesterday. He has enough wet diaper and pop pop only when I supplement him with formula by CUP FEED. I am wondering if I am not that successful in the first week, will my milk continue to drop?? Is that true that if breast feed not that successful in teh first week will likely leads to failure in breatfeeding soon??

I delivered by C-section and stayed in the hospital for 3 nights. Except the first day I cannot get out of bed and they dont allow me to room-in baby, I have been trying very best to breast feed. The days in teh hospital I dont not much choice as they put baby in a 4 hour feeding schedule. I can only go in the baby room to breast feed based on the hospital schedule. The rest of the time, the nurse CUP FEED my baby. In fact, I dont have much milk on the first 3 days.

Starting 4th days, I went back home. I was breasfeeding him 8-10 times every day. A lot of time up to 25-30 mins for each breast. But my baby is extremenly sleepy and fall asleep very quick when feeding starts so probably he only get breast feed for 15-10 mins each breast. As he continue to cry after each feed and open his mouth like he wants more milk, I am afraid I dont have enough milk (I pumped 2-3times in teh morning for 10 mins each breast on separate days but can only get 0.5oz in total. I use Medela single pump), so I supplement baby with formula by CUP FEED. I pumped several times in teh past week but not in a regular schedule. Every time, no matter I pump right after feedor before feed, I only get 0.5oz in total after pumping for 10 mins each breast.

Now that I want to try pumping after EVERY FEED for 25 mins every breast, will that help my milk supply even it is already over one week?? Some people say the 1st week is the most important but I am not that successful yet, will I be successful if I continue to try??

Should I continue to supplement formula by CUP FEED?? A lot of time if I dont do so, baby keep crying even after breast feeding for over an hour. Also, there is not enough urine and pop pop. Doctor also concerned that baby weight is not enough. He was born at 36 weeks 6 days and was weighted 6 lbs 11oz. Now he already drops 4.9% and have not regain any weight yet. Doctor asked me to go back to check his weight on his 10th day birth. I would like to measure his weight every day on my own but I dont have any necessary instructment at home. Anybody has any idea how we can measure baby weight by ourselves before going back to the doctor??